Claudius AE Sestertius (Triumphal Arch, RIC I 114)

CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54
AE Sestertius (35.14mm, 28.25g, 6h)
Struck AD 42. Rome mint
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Claudius right
Reverse: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, triumphal arch of elaborate form, with four Ionic columns and pediment, surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus galloping right, thrusting spear downwards between two trophies; S C across fields
References: RIC I 114 (S), RCV 1852

"This ornate structure probably represents the Arcus Drusi, erected over the Via Appia, just north of its junction with the Via Latina, to commemorate the military exploits in Germany of Claudius' father, Nero Claudius Drusus (died 9 BC)." -David R. Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. I (p. 366)

Collezione : Roman Imperial - the Julio-Claudians